The guys get chatting about what games they've been playing this week! Justin's all about Legends of the Old West, Sam shares his first impressions of D&D 5th Edition.

In this episode of Drop Tactics Simon from  Hawk Wargames gives us all some great gaming tips on how to use the Scourge Annihilator!

In this XLBS episode Simon and Warren explore options to counteract the Scourge Annihilator in a game of Dropzone Commander. Do you have your own ways of dealing with the Annihilator? If so post them inside!

We are launching our new Weekly Ezine and combining it and On The Table into the ultimate package... We're talking about it after the jump...

We demo the Flockbox from Warpainter that works as a handy device for flocking your miniatures and making all those bases look brilliant once you've finished painting!

Time for another look into the past as the guys get to grips with the Armoured Rifle Platoon for your mid to late war American forces in Flames of War. This great little piece looks to be a must have for anyone playing the U.S armies.

We're unboxing the Imperatus Heavy Myrmidon for Warmachine and the Retribution of Scyrah! See what we think of this real beast of a miniature and what tactics it might be able to employ on the battlefield!

We continue work on the Dropzone Commander Reaver Gunship where Romain adds the final bloody details and some creepy eyes! It's time to finish up this epic paint scheme!

We've got an awesome prize for you this week! One lucky winner will win the chance to create their own miniature for the world of Carnevale! Come up with a one line description of a cool Carnevale themed character in the comments and Vesper-On will pick their favourite

Let's see what goes into bringing that flesh, blood and bone paint scheme up to the next level!

It's time for us to unbox the spectacular Knights of Infinity's PanOceania faction. These high sci-fi knights are some of the best looking miniatures that Infinity have come out with! What do you think of these great looking additions to the PanO cause?

In the final part of this tutorial series we get a look at how to work on the super detailing and finishing touches when it comes to painting the mighty Nagash for Warhammer Fantasy...

In part 3 of this End Times painting tutorial Duncan Rhodes looks at painting the flesh of the mighty Nagash. With so much dead flesh to paint where would you start?

In part 2 of this how to paint tutorial of Nagash Duncan Rhodes shows us some tips and tricks for painting up the robes and spirits on the miniature...

The End Times are approaching and this means that Duncan Rhodes must bend to the will of Nagash and get painting him in an epic four part tutorial. In Part 1 we get a look at assembling this herald of woe!

We're breaking out the Mars Attacks Miniatures Games and unboxing this fantastic looking kit! Let's see what you'll be getting inside the box to get you excited for our forthcoming demo game! Grab Mars Attack Now!

In this episode the guys take look at how they would tackle a gaming table setup full of rooftops, roads, rivers and removable building tops when playing a game of Infinity.

True to form though the rest of the team at Beasts of War are picking up the slack to bring you a fantastic weekend's entertainment.

It's time to lay down the law! We're checking out the East Meg Invasion Force from the Judge Dredd MiniaturesGame by Warlord! Strap on those massive shoulder pads and get ready for all out street warfare!

It's time for a look at the newest version for one of the iconic Warcasters in the Cygnar faction of Warmachine! Lord General Coleman Stryker is riding into battle atop his mighty steed! So how is the kit? Is it going to need patience to balance that horse?

It's Saturday and that means it's time for The Weekender! As the title suggests we're going to be running through the ideas for our Warhammer 40,000 Campaign which featured in a Vlog for Backstagers earlier in the week.

Warren & Dave are back for another installment of Flames of War For the Win and this time they're talking about ambushes!

We are currently planning an epic series of videos for a Warhammer 40K narrative campaign and we're kicking things off with a look at our Deep Ocean Platform table!

It's time for us to delve into another of the Dire Foes Box Sets and this time we're seeing Tohaa facing off against the sinister Combined Army! I think there's been a bit of a viral outbreak so make sure […]

In the grim dark future there are only old wooden pallets to protect you!

Happy Sunday! This time on XLBS we're checking out The Others: 7 Sins, delving deep with some RPG Terrain and discussing how to handle that growing collection of miniatures and terrain as autumn and winter roll around.

We're back for another awesome Weekender and we're focusing in on how the tabletop and digital realms can be perfect partners! You can also comment to win some of the amazing Demigods Rising prototype miniatures!

The tank god is back for another great episode of Dust to Dust. Get your painting and weathering gear ready as John breaks out his Axis Heavy Walker and shows us how to make a mess of all those armour plates so it looks like it's been in the wars!

It's time for the second unboxing this week as Justin breaks out one of the cool plastic kits from Wild West Exodus! If you're a fan of Firefly then you won't want to miss out on this as it's the Wayward Eight, a cool steampunk version of everyone's favourite space cowboys!

It's time for us to pop open another of the Infinity Dire Foes mission packs! Are you ready for some heavy armour action? Pan-O are facing off against Haqqislam in the Flee or Die Mission!

In Part 3 of this Games Workshop Painting Tutorial Duncan Rhodes finishes off the Stormfang by looking at the canopy itself, adding glow effects and deciding on the pack markings for the flyer...

In Part 2 of this Games Workshop Painting Tutorial Duncan Rhodes looks at painting up the detail in the cockpit and elsewhere on the Stormfang Gunship. How would you go about making these areas pop?

Duncan Rhodes is back for another Games Workshop Painting Tutorial showing you how to paint up the Stormfang Gunship for the Space Wolves. In this first part he shows you how to paint the hull...

In another painting tutorial on the Space Wolf Grey Hunters Duncan Rhodes takes you through the techniques in another spiffing 'how to' from Games Workshop...

Duncan Rhodes has been chained to the painting desk once more to bring you a tutorial on painting Thunderwolves for your Space Wolf army in Warhammer 40,000...

This Weekender XLBS is not about DZC :) But plenty of other stuff!

Good morning and welcome to what is going to be a very special Weekender as we embark on an epic two part show delving into all things Dropzone Commander!

In this XLBS episode for Beasts of War Backstagers Simon and Warren look at how terrain affects tournament play and discuss strategies for using terrain during a game of Dropzone Commander.